Economic history

every resident in the Brazoria County area should visit, at least once. The Lake Jackson Historical Museum is a great way to educate yourself on the rich history of Lake Jackson. I have lived here for five years, and had no knowledge this incredible place existed in the area. Who would have thought Lake Jackson has so much interesting history? Like the fact that most of Lake Jackson sits on an old sugar plantation by the late Abner Jackson, hence the name. The museum mainly sponsored by local…

In any work analyzing historical events, even when attempting to view the events objectively, the writer is plague by the lenses that time provides. In Manchester’s ‘A World Lit Only by Fire’ he manages to provide some context to the events leading out of the dark ages and into the Renaissance. But he is still confined to a 20th century mindset, and never able to truly know what the people he is writing about were thinking, and how the world they lived in was vastly different from the one we…

human taste pallet. However, if you put the two flavors together the contrast heightens each one making two plain flavors come alive with body and savory substance. Like the concept of salted caramel, history and literature work on the same juxtaposed concept because to explore both the depths of history and literature you must contrast one with the understanding of the other. Steinbeck, a novelist who wrote prolific works like The Grapes of Rather and Of Mice and Men, has shown both fields the…

In chapter 7, Arnold looks at how a true picture of history can be obtained. It is sometimes difficult to get a true history when we have multiple opinions and perspectives. For example, in the book Arnold discusses Sojourner Truth's 1851 speech recited before the Ohio Woman's Rights Convention and how there are two different accounts of what Sojourner Truth said. The first account was written by Marius Robinson, who was a white man who made Sojourners truth sound true. He wrote his account…

When you see a historical movie, do you think about if it is accurate. Today Hollywood has revised history to make it an appealing story line for the audience. On June 27, 2000 the movie The Patriot was put out to the public. The Patriot has earned many awards such as BMI film and TV award and the Blockbuster entertainment award. It was a phenomenal film back then and today. But critics like Robert Ebert states “ None of it has much to do with the historical reality of the Revolutionary War.”…

known or maybe you’re just trying to pass the class. Are we really that interested in someone’s life that someone at one point in history says it must be remember? I think that it is important that we make note of someone’s past, not only to learn from their mistakes, but to realize what they did. Looking at the life of Pat Garrett we are reminded of why someone makes history and the effects that it impacts them during their life. Pat Garrett was a born in 1850 to a big family in Alabama, and…

and their cultures. Art is simply the most accurate record of humans’ creativity and feelings. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, located in New York City is one of the finest places to learn about history through art and delight one’s eyes with precious artworks. Every piece of art possesses value and history within itself, but it is rather amazing to see some ancient pieces that resemble current objects with symbolism in certain cultures around the world. The String of 12 Eyed Beads, is an…

There are countless ways to view the past, and it’s very possible that there is no correct way to interpret history. “Landscape and Narrative,” a chapter from Barry Lopez’s Crossing Open Ground, looks at a distinct dichotomy that exists between the authentic and the inauthentic, explaining that there is not just one way to see history. Lopez discusses different narratives, and how the true history affects which ones get passed on. There are two common narratives that have endured regarding the…

Historians use different formats to describe events in history. Some historians use videos to portray certain events while others use books to put their thoughts and opinions out to readers. In Custer on Canvas: Representing Indians, Memory and Violence in the New West by Norman K. Denzin, Denzin uses performance ethnography to tell the story of the events surrounding Custer’s Last Stand. Using this format was very ingenuous as it showed the many different sides to Custer’s battle. Presenting…

The idea that history is a competition between culture with a dominant winner is true and has been proven for centuries no matter which way it is looked at, but cultural synthesis is inevitable to come in any situation. Saying one side is less prevalent than the other is contradicting because there will always be a natural obligation among humans that is centered around the need for being the best. Seeing that this is true, history is a product of cultural synthesis despite the competition found…